$11,500 Awarded To Gwinnett-Based Charities By Delta Community

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA -- Three Gwinnett County-based charities recently received a total of $11,500 from the Delta Community Philanthropic Fund.

In a ceremony at the Credit Union’s Duluth Branch Wednesday, Delta Community CEO Hank Halter awarded

· $1,000 to The Hudgens Center for Art & Learning, which provides opportunities for creative and artistic expression to promote healing in people with significant illness or disabilities.

· $3,000 to Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett, which provides health and dental services to the poor and uninsured.

· $7,500 to Street Grace, Inc., which seeks to end Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.

“Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking is among the fastest growing criminal industries today,” said Camila Zolfaghari, VP of Policy for Street Grace, Inc. “This particular grant will help fund our Youth Education Initiative, a student-led prevention program that helps community groups and schools teach children how to protect themselves and their friends against exploitation.”

“We’re grateful for the opportunity to invest in these worthwhile organizations which share our commitment to support individuals, families, and communities,” said Halter. “Throughout 2019, our Philanthropic Fund will invest a total of $100,000 in 24 charities throughout metro Atlanta, in support of our goal to strengthen local communities through education, financial support and volunteer efforts.”

The attached photos show:

1. Delta Community Duluth Assistant Branch Mgr. Mariela Carmona; Duluth Branch Manager Tom Fontaine; Hudgens’ Center Executive Director Ife Williams, Delta Community CEO Hank Halter; Reina Short, Manager, Community Investment at Delta Community

2. Delta Community Duluth Branch Mgr. Tom Fontaine, Good Samaritan's Nathaly Echeverri and Sabitha Chaco, Delta Community CEO Hank Halter

3. Delta Community Duluth Branch Mgr. Tom Fontaine; Camila Zolfaghari, Executive Director of Street Grace, Inc.; Delta Community CEO Hank Halter